The history of the Royal Australian Air Force in WWII beginning with the first offensive against Japan and ends with the return of the RAAF to Australia after the surrender of the Japanese Forces.Australia in the War of 1939-1945 - Air War Against Japan 1943-1945 AIR Maps, Illustrations, Photographs, Australian War Memorialraaf, 1943-1945, japan, pacific war, phillipines, burma, minelaying, mindoro, catalinas, anti-submarine, tarakan, labuan, rabaul, new guinea

A history of the Corvette HMAS Stawell (J348) 1943-1945White card Cover with black print with colour Photo of the HMAS Stawell, a corvette during WW2 On Rear Cover: Dedication Plaque for HMAS Stawell"We lived with Danger" by Geoff Brooks A History of the Australian Corvette HMAS Stawell (J348) 1943-1945 Inside on title page: The Stawell Historical Society. Warmest Regards. Geoff Brooks 13 March 1995stawell navy ww2

Australian contribution to air fighting against Germany and Italy with Australia being a small force against the larger, stronger air forces. The smaller Australian Airmen were merged into the Royal Air Force.Historical record of the AIR effort 1939-1943Australia in the War of 1939-1945 - Air War Against Germany and Italy 1939-1943 Illustrations, Maps, Diagrams and Graphs, MapsAustralian War Memorialgermany, italy, the battle of britain, syria, western desert, fighter squadrons in 1941, bomber command 1941, radar bombing, air war, tunisia, pathfinder raids, invasion of sicily, night fighters

HistoricalA4 size spiral bound booklet with clear plastic cover. black and white portrait on front page.Glimpses of Len's War March 3rd 1943- August 15th 1945 by Amelia Auckett. a gift to The Phillip Island and District Historical Society from Amelia Auckett 25-02-06len bagley, naval and army officers wwii, military, navy, san remo, fishing

Found at POW camp 13 site post war by war time guard. Contained in a gold coloured material covered display box.Circular Commonwealth of Australia copper coin, value one penny, dated 1943. Head and shoulders impression of George V1 on reverse side. Kangaroo in flight on front. Latin script around circumference.Australia Penny 1943camp 13, penny coin, australian currency, murchison camp, 1942 australian penny

Photograph depicts the R.S.S. "A" Team - Winners of Grand Aggregate, Geelong Girls' Interhouse Sports, 1943. Those photographed are: Dot Beckley, Ruth Ramsden, Jean Clarke, Violet Jones (Vice Capt), Jean Jones, Ina Osborne, Flo Louttit, Keith Turner (Coach), Ede Ramsden, (Captain), Pat Height (Mascot). Between the 1920’s and 1950’s the YWCA, Blue Triangle and local committee of representatives organised an Inter House Athletics Day for Girls in Geelong and Melbourne. Local Geelong business, such as the surrounding woollen mills, business firms and church clubs would form teams of seven women to compete in a variety of sports such as bowls, basketball, hockey, cricket and soccer. Events such as these were organised to encourage women to participate in competitive sports and network with other women in the workforce.Photograph depicts the R.S.S. "A" Team - Winners of Grand Aggregate, Geelong Girls' Interhouse Sports, 1943.Top edge - R.S.S. "A" Team - Winners of Grand Aggregate, Geelong Girls' Interhouse Sports, 1943. Bottom edge - Back row - Dot Beckley, Ruth Ramsden, Jean Clarke, Violet Jones (Vice Capt), Jean Jones, Ina Osborne / Sitting - Flo Louttit, Keith Turner (Coach), Ede Ramsden, (Captain), Pat Height (Mascot)textile mills - sporting teams textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, sport, textile mills - sporting teams, textile mills

Part of a series of books called Australia in the War 1939-1945Blue hardcover book with pagesSeries Three volume 3 Inside: Property of C.M.Fraser 7 Mountainview Road Highett 3190

Brian Walpole, the author, was a Australian Commando and special operations operative behind enemy lines in New Guinea and Borneo during WW2. Brian was a commando with the Australian 2/3 Independent Company. He went to New Guinea in January 1943 and remained until the fall of the Japanese base at Salamaua in September. He fought on the Bobdubi Ridge. His commanding officer was the well-regarded George Warfe, whose portrait was sketched by war artist Ivor Hele. Brian blazed a trail through the New Guinea jungle which appears on some maps as Walpole’s Track, discovering and naming the ambush site Goodview Junction. Soon afterwards (July 1943) Goodview Junction was the scene of a key campaign victory which contributed to George Warfe being awarded the Military Cross.Brian’s Special Operations training mostly took place at Careening Bay (Western Australia) and Fraser Island (Queensland). He arrived in Borneo at the time of the 9th Division’s landing at Labuan Island, and took part in two SRD operations – Colt and Semut 3. After the surrender, Walpole's work continued as many of the Japanese did not recognise the surrender and continued to fight on. Brian relates how on the 14th of September 1945 while still an operative in SRD he was able to save POWs from certain death and after a firefight arrested 10 Japanese soldiers at Simanggang Borneo. He was alone and had been assisted in the battle by 20 headhunters from the jungles along the Rejang River. One of the people saved was a young nurse in her 20s, Lena Ricketts. ww2, australian special operations, australian commando, new guinea, borneo, world war ii

Official history of WW2

Australia in the War of 1939-1945 Series 2 NAVY Volume 2Official Historic Record Series Australia in the War of 1939-1945 - Royal Australian Navy 1942-1945 Maps, Photographs, Illustrationswwii, navy, coral sea, guadalcanal, south west pacific, krait, strategy for victory, submarine swansong, wrans, tarakan, soloman islands, new guinea, largest amphibious attack - balikpapan, mindsweepers, coast watchers, hmas hobart, hmas vampire, hmas nestor, hmas canberra, hmas ballarat, hmas bendigo, hmas shropshire, hmas gasgoyne, hmas nizam, hmas arunta

Local newspaper with articles of Japan Agrees To Surrenderdated 15/8/1945The Sun Newspaper dated 15/8/1945Newspaper The Sun 15/8/1945

"Plan of School of Horticulture. Burnley Gardens 1945," handwritten on reverse. Also, photocopy of part of it, enlarged.Plan of School of Horticulture. Burnley Gardens 1945, handwritten on reverse.burnley gardens, burnley school of horticulture

1943 Carlton FC Membership TicketCarlton FC Membership Ticket 1943 Season depicts VFL fixture Carlton Board for 1943 & members name & address Mrs C Clover 14 Blair Pl Coburg. Membership No. 1181. The member maybe related Vice President of the club H R Clover.Small Cardboard Ticket Four PagesCarlton FC Membership Ticket 1943 Season depicts VFL fixture Carlton Board for 1943 & members name & address Mrs C Clover 14 Blair Pl Coburg. Membership No. 1181. The member maybe related Vice President of the club H R Clover.

Found at POW camp 13 site post war by war time guard. Contained in a gold coloured material covered display box.Circular Commonwealth of Australia copper coin, value one penny, dated 1945. Head and shoulders impression of George V1 on reverse side. Kangaroo on front. Latin script around circumference.Australian half penny 1945camp 13, penny coin, australian currency, murchison internment camp

This scanned copy was made of the original water colour which was painted in Camp 13, and presented to AWAS. Officer Elva Hurrell attached to the Garrison at POW. Camp 13.A4 Photograph on 150 gram per sq. metre paper. Folder with documents pertaining to Courage to Care touring exhibit hosted at Tatura Museum in 1998.Italian Fountain, P.W. Camp, Murchison. 1943, and W.J. Salter 1945.murchison pow camp 13, camp artwork, italian pows, photography, photograph, slides, film

Local Newspaper Dated 2/8/1943 Reporting on World War 2 Events - Special - My War Part 37Local Newspaper dated 2/8/1943 reporting On World War 2 Events - Special My War Part 37Local Newspaper dated 2/8/1943 = Special - My War Part 37 Amazing Singapore Raid - The Krait Heroes - Hilter's U=boat Disasteramazing singapore raid - the krait heroes - hilter's u=boat disaster, world war 2

Print in wooden frame under glass The Signal Man 1939 - 1945The Signalman 1939 - 1945 By Ivor HEHE CBE

A Legacy ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance. It shows a group of school girls with wreaths sitting on the steps. It is one of the annual "Anzac Commemoration Ceremony for Students" events, held just prior to ANZAC Day. The ceremony provides a valuable opportunity for students to gain an appreciation of the Anzac spirit, the significance of the Shrine and the meaning of Anzac Day. Was with 01193.1 which shows school children with wreaths approaching the Shrine. And 01193.3 is the procession of school children up the steps to lay their wreaths in the Inner Shrine. See also 01194 which is a close up of the son of soldier wearing his fathers medals, which was the same date. Were in an envelope with other photos and programmes from different School Student ceremonies. Labelled S15 in red pen it was part of an old archive numbering system, that showed there has been efforts in the past to collect, order and save items of Legacy's history.A record of a ceremony for school students at the Shrine.Black and white photo of an Anzac Commemoration Ceremony for students at the Shrine in 1945.Photos are stamped with purple copyright stamp of The Argus with identifying numbers, (U-1670) in pencil. Also 'Anzac Eve 24th April 1945' in pencil.anzac commemoration for students, wreath laying ceremony

A Legacy ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance. Photo shows a procession of school children up the steps to lay their wreaths in the Inner Shrine. One of the annual "Anzac Commemoration Ceremony for Students" events, usually held just prior to ANZAC Day. The ceremony provides a valuable opportunity for students to gain an appreciation of the Anzac spirit, the significance of the Shrine and the meaning of Anzac Day. Also 01193.1 shows school children with wreaths approaching the Shrine. And 01193.2 is a group of school girls with wreaths sitting on the steps. See also 01194 which is a close up of the son of soldier wearing his fathers medals, which was the same date. Were in an envelope with other photos and programmes from different School Student ceremonies. Labelled S15 in red pen it was part of an old archive numbering system, that showed there has been efforts in the past to collect, order and save items of Legacy's history.A record of a ceremony for school students at the Shrine.Black and white photo of an Anzac Commemoration Ceremony for students at the Shrine in 1945.Photos are stamped with purple copyright stamp of The Argus with identifying numbers, (U-1671) in pencil. Also 'Anzac Eve 24th April 1945' in pencil.anzac commemoration for students, wreath laying ceremony

Local Newspaper Dated 12/7/1943 reporting on World War 2 Events - Special- My War Part 35Local Newspaper dated 12/7/1943 report on Events of World War 2 - Special - My War Part 35 (2 off)Local Newspaper Dated 12/7/1943 - Special- My War Part 35 - (2 off) Allies Hold Sicilian Beaches - Japanese Sink Hospital Shiplocal newspaper dated 12/7/1943, world war 2, allies hold sicilian beaches

Index, notes, bib, ill, maps, p.272.non-fiction An account of the minelaying by 4 Squadrons of the RAAF that between April 1943 and July 1945 in coalition with the USN 7th Fleet mined virtually every important Japanese port in the Southwest Pacific and as far North as Wenzhou (Wenchow) this was a substantial contribution to the Allied victory in the Pacific in WW2.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia, world war 1939-1945 - mining operations

Index, ill, maps, p.428.non-fictionA history of the wartime experiences of the Australian Army 37th/52nd infantry battalionsworld war 1939-1945 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - south west pacific

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Green hardcover, black ink drawing, certificate on back cover, 54 pages. Black & white photos throughout, black text on white paper.Author, "William. E. Thomason"books, military, history